Political cartoonist Peter Pickersgill has passed away. From the CBC notice: Longtime political cartoonist, radio commentator and author Peter Pickersgill of Salvage, N.L., has died. According to an online funeral home obituary, Pickersgill — whose 2003 book Neither Here nor There: Reflections on the Smiling Land chronicled his observations on half a century of his time in […]
Though I’m doing funny pages stuff today, I’m featuring Dave Whamond’s editorial cartoon on the basis that it’s funny, which seems to be the only way to comment on the Elongated Muskrat’s adventures anymore, as you might have noticed when his rocket blew up yesterday and a wave of schadenfreudey laughter washed over the world.Except […]
Awards, 1923 Comics, Special Guests, Best Sellers, Stuff Here is your reminder that some as yet unnamed cartoonist will be awarded a 2023 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in the Editorial Cartooning category on May 3. Register to watch the ceremonies live. Previewing the Past As mentioned here before Paul Berge’s habit on weekends is […]
I’m writing this as a concerned citizen of Napa and former president of PFLAG Napa. Tom Stiglich’s cartoon on April 13 was thoughtless and offensive. Transgender and non-binary people are not to be made fun of as Mr. Stiglich suggests… The cartoon published Thursday by Tom Stiglich is ignorant and promotes hate speech. It is […]
It’s important not to downplay the significance of the Fox/Dominion dustup, because the responsible flow of trustworthy information matters to a democracy and, as discussed, we haven’t solved the problem here.But there are other things going on in the world and Brandan Reynolds’ cartoon highlights something very major. Africa is in turmoil, and, as he […]
Vermont cartoonist Alison Bechdel, in four ultra large panels, writes and illustrates of her friendship with the late, great Vermont cartoonist Ed Koren in a wonderful tribute as seen in Seven Days. Seven Days editorial cartoonist Tim Newcomb also honors Ed with a funny cartoon of Ed entering heaven. Also: Seven Days publisher Paula Routly […]
David Rowe captures the significance of the last-minute settlement between Fox and Dominion Voting Systems: It’s less a punishment for having spread malicious lies to a trusting audience than it is hush money paid to make a problem go away.As he notes, the MAGA crowd will continue to play the role of gullible marks in […]
Upcoming appearances by cartoonists. Political Cartoons from the Holocaust to Ukraine: Resistance to Tyranny This webinar will explore the use of political cartoons during the Holocaust and in today’s war in Ukraine. Political cartoons give hard-hitting social commentary on critical events to influence action. Dr. Rafael Medoff will speak about cartoonists who documented the atrocities […]
Walt Handelsman isn’t the only cartoonist to depict little kids as the source of the recent security leak, and it’s important to note two things: One is that the leaker, Jack Teixeira, was arrested just about the time this cartoon first appeared, a photo-finish that means Handelsman knew only that the leak had come from […]
The other day Mike Peterson noted that The Flying McCoys panel was in rerun status. That has led me to speculate on the possible cause.A year ago Glenn McCoy returned to the funny pages after a Hollywood sojourn. Then last month Glenn “abandoned” The Duplex, his last daily being March 18, 2023. That was followed […]
I’m really sorry the Dominion/Fox trial isn’t being televised. As Ed Hall says, it’s going to be a slam-dunk for Dominion to prove that Fox intentionally, knowingly lied about them, and it would be good to have it all out in the open for everyone to see.But, then again, let’s not forget the OJ Simpson […]
Syndicate comics editor and gay rights advocate Sharon Malheiro has passed away. From the obituary: Sharon Malheiro passed peacefully in her sleep on April 10, 2023… She attended Drake University, class of 1978, graduating with a Degree in Journalism. From 1979 to 1987 she served as managing editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune […]
Let’s start with Daddy’s Home (Creators) and no, I haven’t finished doing my taxes yet, but I’m finished dealing with the cost of putting kids through college, and somewhere in my storehouse of columns I wrote in the 90s is a rant about how college costs should be tax deductible.And now they are sorta kinda, […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for April 2023 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Missed in March – – Additional April arrivals – –
From the National Cartoonists Society: On behalf of the board of directors of the National Cartoonists Society, It is our great pleasure to announce that Brian Walker will be awarded the Silver T-Square at the 77th Annual Reuben Awards in Jersey City! As the NCS notes Brian Walker is – a writer of comic strips– […]